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Printer in wrong voltage outlet...

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OutlawSix

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So at work somebody plugged a brand new 110v laser printer into a 220v socket and killed it. (our office has both). Basically, they threw it out today, and I picked it up, hoping to get a free/cheap printer on the up and up!

So, does anybody know... what would necessarily be done to fix this? the printer is an hp cp4525dn. i tried downloading the manual but couldn't find anything specific - is there a fuse that can be replaced? or a new fuser module? i'm not sure if anybody has any real knowledge on this...
 
Expensive printer to blow up. Hopefully there isn't alot blown in it, might just be the power circuitry, but that could have blown everything else in it as well, if so then it's trash.
 
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i appreciate the help - i actually found the manual and can order all the parts, i just didn't know if there was something specific people know needs replacing/fixing, before i start ordering random parts and hoping they work :p
 
munkle said:
Expensive printer to blow up. Hopefully there isn't alot blown in it, might just be the power circuitry, but that could have blown everything else in it as well, if so then it's trash.
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well, i'm hoping that it'll be okay - the office has already thrown it out, so if it's easily fixable, i've got a sweet new printer for the home...
 
check the power supply board for fuses. most of them have the tube style fuses. If you are lucky it may have just popped the fuse. If you have spare parts around try swapping out the whole power supply board.

Best of luck :)
 
thanks! one more question -

admittedly, i know very little about printers - looking at the manual it says that the recommended output for this thing is 2,500 to 7,500 pages per month. does that mean that it needs to print a certain amount of pages? i.e., if i'm way underusing it by having it at home, will that have any adverse effects on its longevity? it's making me think of cars that are only ever driven say 2 miles a day and then have large buildups in the exhaust because they are never driven long enough..
 
^^ No it wont hurt anything. Though some printers that aren't used that often, their ink cartridges get clogged up and you'll generally waste a good bit of ink each time you "clean" them.

I'd do what was suggested, search for a fuse, if no fuse then replace the power supply board.
 
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